Uglies shows a lot of new technology, including toothbrush pills yes, hoverboards sweet, dehydrated food eh, and interface rings to track the uglies uh, no thanks. Feb 24, 2016 this week our book club discussed uglies, by scott westerfeld. Book blurb tally youngblood has waited her whole life for her 16th birthday. Top 10 best mind blowing magicians shocking magic tricks on americas got talent 2016 2017. The slightlylongerbutstillshort plot summary breaks down nicely. To option a book is hollywoodspeak for buying the exclusive right to make a movie based on it. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Uglies is currently optioned to be a movie, or possibly a series of movies if the first one does well. Uglies by scott westerfeld scholastic books for kids. The book truly allows the readers to think about what they would do in the characters position. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an ugly, but then turned pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery when they. Yang yuan, quoted from the new york times, from part i there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Maybe if they could just talk for a few minutes, her brain would stop talking to imaginary.
One day, a bacteria was created that changed the nature of oil and made it wildly unstable. This is a longer book, but it is a quick read and i truly think the kids will find that once they start. But i am tired of people dissing such a great book. Here are ten questions that i wrote to generate discussions about my book uglies. The purpose of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending.
This is because frey is rafis double, raised in the shadow of their rich fathers fortress. Three main characters tally, shay, and david fear living in the smoke, while trying to stay out of danger and away from new pretty town. You will create a book trailer, which you will show to the class, and after this, you will give a 35 minute talk about your. Remember you should have read 2 books and you will present both, you can do. His graphic novel, spill zone, will be continued in spill zone 2. The first installment of scott westerfelds new york times bestselling and awardwinning uglies seriesa global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally climbed the hill toward the trio of buildings, trying to take in the view through the eyeholes of. This week our book club discussed uglies, by scott westerfeld uglies follows tally as she is coming closer to her 16th birthday the day she will get an operation to become a pretty. Tally and david are talking to the uglies and then they have to make up a lie on why they couldnt take the to the smoke yet.
Your goal is to get other students interested in reading the book too. Book talk assignment for this assignment, you will choose a book that is appropriate to your reading level. Uglies by scott westerfeld, part three vocabulary list. Tally youngblood wants to have the surgery that will make her pretty. After that tally, shay, and david found davids mom to get help completing the mission of hurting dr. Imagining the parties, being reunited with older friends, and of course becoming pretty is as exciting as ever. Uglies is a novel set in the future, where your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from an ugly into a stunningly attractive. Uglies is simultaneously funny and frightening, showing how overvalued beauty can be while illustrating how tallys world has been conditioned to believe theres no other way to. The hoverboards work with magnets, requiring some sort of metal. If you are a middle school teacher and have not heard of this book, get it now.
Book talk assignments science writing and new media. For your book talk, you will give one 3 minute presentation on a book youve read over the summer. There are many different good thesis statements which could be defined for scott westerfelds novel uglies. Scott westerfelds teen novels include the uglies series, the leviathan, zeroes, and midnighters trilogies, and afterworlds.
Living in her futuristic world the local government forces you to have an acceptable face. Book talk overview provides students with background information on book talks, how to complete a book talk, what to include in a book talk, and includes a sample book talk. Additionally, westerfeld released a companion book to the trilogy last year called extras which is set a few years after the trilogy with different main characters. Does this book show that technology is positive, or negative, or a little of both. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an ugly, but then turned pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16. Jun 21, 2009 uglies is currently optioned to be a movie, or possibly a series of movies if the first one does well.
Ugliesscott westerfeldtrailer by mimi alkarmiin a world where everyone is perfect, whats it like being an ugly. Uglies, pretties, specials, and extras are the names of the books that westerfeld wrote. After students complete an independent reading book, let them share what theyve read with the class through a onepager. Scott westerfeld is the author of the leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 locus award for best young adult fiction. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an ugly, but then turned pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age 16. Tally and david were a little upset because shay was the one that wanted to keep her face so bad. But new friend shay would rather hoverboard to the smoke and be free. A lot of this book involves people arguing over prettiness vs.
Scott westerfeld, uglies lesson plans and teaching. Choose from 59 different sets of uglies book flashcards on quizlet. Book talk prewrite stepbystep guide to help students plan. Next tally and david came up with a plan and dragged shay along with them. Onepagers by the students of suzanne sutton, preap 8th grade, classen school of advanced. Scott was born in texas, and alternates summers between sydney, australia, and new york city. A vocabulary list featuring uglies by scott westerfeld, part three. Each book in the uglies series will have more of that story. Uglies follows tally as she is coming closer to her 16th birthday the day she will get an operation to become a pretty. Free uglies worksheets and literature unit for teachers. The chapter to uglies by scott westerfeld give me comments and constructive criticism. Self discovery unit plan bsed english education assessment 3. Display the results on the wall for an amazing visual collage that will also act as a menu for students next book choices.
Your book talk assignment involves delivering a book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. The uglies written by scott westerfeld isnt just a book that has a boring beginning middle and end. Your main task will be to clearly describe the book and interest your audience in it. It used to be a quartet, but now theres another four books on the way. I recently read uglies after my younger cousin recommended it, and i enjoyed the whole series a lot.
Impostors is the next book in the uglies series, part of a new fourpart series. Included are 57 pages of activities including check for understanding questions for each twothree chapters answer keys included, writing assignments and engaging graphic organizers. Francis bacon, essays, civil and moral, of beauty, from part ii beauty is that medusas head which men go armed to seek and sever. I finished the book tonight, and the article looks like a badly written book report. Scott westerfeld goodreads author topics about this book topics that mention this book. David thinks that maybe the kids are going to be able to help them. Your oral presentation for this class will be a book talk.
All the uglies, pretties, and specials looked exactly the same. Jul 26, 2016 dont forget to subscribe for more audio books. But not nearly as important as the ulterior motives. A bad case of stripes digital book talk by yasmin m. The format of the prompts are modeled after those found on the 8th grade new york state english language arts exam. Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain. Choose from 500 different sets of uglies flashcards on quizlet. Shays story by scott westerfeld, was very basic book, but a basic book. Jun 23, 2012 uglies gives the audience an insight into what the world might come to, with the media driving everyone to become thinner, taller, muscular and tanned, and the many different plastic surgeries you.
Uglies by scott westerfeld is a series of four books based in a postapocalyptic future society. The uglies agree to help them by making a diversion. Appearance in this book isnt just people saying i like your hair. Mar 29, 2012 pretties uglies series book 2 scott westerfeld. In tallys world, a 16th birthday brings an operation, transforming one from an ugly to a pretty. The novel is written in the thirdperson point of view. Two weeks before her birthday, she meets shay, a girl who shares her birthday and does not share her excitement about the operation. Plotyour personality the real you inside was the price of beauty. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
But when her friend shay runs away, she must make a terrible c. Uglies is a 2005 science fiction novel by scott westerfeld. Learn uglies book with free interactive flashcards. Literary essay prompts uglies by scott westerfeld by d. Why do you think the author wrote this as a first line. Is it not good to make society full of beautiful people. Uglies is a thrilling look at a utopia with an edgy undertone. You will read the book and prepare a book talk oral book report for the class. Uglies gives the audience an insight into what the world might come to, with the media driving everyone to become thinner, taller, muscular and. The uglies the uglies trilogy book 1 by scott westerfield.
I wanted to give them the opportunity to share the books they find intriguing to their peers, so i created this book talk as. Youll select a book from the reading list, read the book and report on the book to the class. The uglies 4 book series kindle edition from book 1. Uglies by scott westerfeld novel studyliterature unit.
When her best friend shay runs away, tally is forced to come up with an explanation. The first line of the book says, the early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. This novel tells the story completely through the eyes of one. Talley learns about herself, the truth, and acceptance. In a dystopian society that values beauty above all else, tally youngblood faces a choice. Scott westerfeld on all things uglies april 5, 2012 posted in.
It tells the story of teenager tally youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity, after her friends shay and david show her the downsides to. Book talk assignment informative essay presentation i have noticed that a lot of my students enjoy reading when they are allowed to read books that they are interested in. Who is the protagonist main character of this story. Feel free to copy, adapt, distribute, and otherwise use these questions in any way you desire. This is a complete, studentcentered novel studyliterature response unit for scott westerfelds novel uglies. Follow links to video booktalk for pretties and the specials. Get free lesson plans for essays from mindrain, edited by scott westerfeld. But the short version is that the rusties who are us, basically were too dependent on oil. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Frey and rafi are inseparable but very few people have ever seen them together. Tally youngblood lives in a futuristic society that acculturates its citizens to believe that they are ugly until age 16 when theyll undergo an operation that will change them into pleasureseeking pretties. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. While rafi has been taught to charm, frey has been taught to kill. Have you ever had a friend like peris, who abandoned your friendship after they.
This is a list of five essay prompts for scott westerfelds uglies, the first book in the popular ya scifi trilogy. His other novels include the new york times bestselling uglies series, the last days. On january 29th, the breakfast book club met to discuss uglies by scott westerfeld. This study guide consists of approximately 27 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of uglies. Scott westerfeld just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, tallys best friend runs away and tally must find her and turn her in, or. This book talk is essentially a persuasive speech to convince the listener that they should read a specific book.
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